Install LimeSurvey CE - Custom Survey Tool - on Linux
11#LimeSurvey #Surveys #Linux
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0498.html
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What is LimeSurvey?
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[LimeSurvey is] a powerful, open-source survey platform. A free alternative to SurveyMonkey, Typeform, Qualtrics, and Google Forms, making it simple to create online surveys and forms with unmatched flexibility. - https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey
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Installation
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01. Log into the Linux device
02. Run the following commands in a terminal:
update software repositories
sudo apt update
install any available software updates
sudo apt upgrade -y
install Apache HTTPD and MySQL
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client wget zip -y
install PHP components
sudo apt install php php-mysql php-common php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-ldap php-intl php-zip php-imap -y
configure the MySQL database
sudo mysql_secure_installation
03. Press Enter to login as root
04. Type N and press Enter to not switch to socket authentication
05. Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm
06. Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users
07. Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely
08. Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database
09. Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables
10. Run the following command to login into MySQL:
sudo mysql -u root -p
11. Authenticate with the root password set earlier
12. Run the following commands to create the limesurvey database and database user
CREATE DATABASE limesurvey DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
GRANT ALL ON limesurvey.* TO 'limesurvey_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'L!m3Surv3Y';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
13. Continue with the following commands to download and extract LimeSurvey to the webroot
fetch the latest download URL
regex='"(https:\/\/download.limesurvey.org\/latest-master\/limesurvey[^/]*\.zip)"' && response=$(curl https://community.limesurvey.org/downloads/) && [[ $response =~ $regex ]] && downloadURL="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
download latest limesurvey version
sudo wget -O /tmp/limesurvey.zip $downloadURL
extract the downloaded zip archive
sudo unzip /tmp/limesurvey.zip -d /var/www/html
set ownership
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/limesurvey
set permissions
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/limesurvey/tmp && sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/limesurvey/upload && sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/limesurvey/application/config/
14. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/limesurvey
15. Select a Language ≫ Click Start installation at the Welcome screen
16. Click I accept at the License Agreement
17. Click Next at the Pre-Installation Check
18. Complete the Database Configuration as shown below
Database type: MySQL
MySQL database engine type: MyISAM
Database location: localhost
Database user: limesurvey_rw
Database Password: L!m3Surv3Y
Database name: limesurvey
Table Prefix:
19. Click Next ≫ Click Populate database
20. Complete the Administration settings form ≫ Click Next
21. Click Administration
22. Login using the admin credentials created earlier
23. Welcome to LimeSurvey
Source: https://manual.limesurvey.org/Installation_-_LimeSurvey_CE
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